Future RP: Who's Interested?
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Ceretis
Of air and darkness
I'd have to agree, a monopoly in comms can be really powerful. But specializing in communications and being the big corp on the block in comms, sure; I'll buy that.
Just like my corp specializes and is the big corp on the block for bio / nano, we're not the only game in town; we're by far the leader / biggest though. Even a monopoly in my field would cause huge consequences.
(In reality, a monopoly in comms can almost write what happens. Example: Protesters? What protesters? Who said I'm an evil despot *click* no more talking for you. You could create news stories and posit them as real, completely manipulate events, etc if you held a comm monopoly.)
Just like my corp specializes and is the big corp on the block for bio / nano, we're not the only game in town; we're by far the leader / biggest though. Even a monopoly in my field would cause huge consequences.
(In reality, a monopoly in comms can almost write what happens. Example: Protesters? What protesters? Who said I'm an evil despot *click* no more talking for you. You could create news stories and posit them as real, completely manipulate events, etc if you held a comm monopoly.)
I can be the supply/minerals behemoth. Xentherida itself has a large amount of natural resources, especially iron and coal/graphite, which we can sell for building spaceships, or for use in creating other, more resistant materials. We can also be able to mine comets and asteroids for minerals, and sell any potential titanium, tungsten, etcetera. Info here.Cronaal:
I have a quick idea for the TNP planet's name; Gaia, or Terra. These were the Greek and Roman goddesses of the Earth. Seeing as how a large amount of planets in our solar system are named after Roman gods, it would seem fitting for at least ours to be named in the same way. Failing that, Ceres is another potential name-the name of the Roman goddess of agriculture. Indeed, this name is currently in use for a dwarf planet.
Ceretis
Of air and darkness
Fun fact from my alma mater:
Ceres Hall was the first women's dormitory on the North Dakota Agricultural College campus. In 1909 the State Legislature approved the construction of a women's building on campus, allocating over $85,000 between 1908-10 for the construction of Ceres Hall. The dormitory accommodated 115 women and contained a cafeteria. The postcard above is dated 1915.
The building was originally to be named after Jessie Slaughter from Bismarck, ND, who was the first female student at NDAC. Fearing that students would nickname the building 'the Slaughter House' it was decided to call it Ceres Hall after the Goddess of Wheat.
Ceres Hall was the first women's dormitory on the North Dakota Agricultural College campus. In 1909 the State Legislature approved the construction of a women's building on campus, allocating over $85,000 between 1908-10 for the construction of Ceres Hall. The dormitory accommodated 115 women and contained a cafeteria. The postcard above is dated 1915.
The building was originally to be named after Jessie Slaughter from Bismarck, ND, who was the first female student at NDAC. Fearing that students would nickname the building 'the Slaughter House' it was decided to call it Ceres Hall after the Goddess of Wheat.
Ceretis
Of air and darkness
Kannex
TNPer
Well, I mean, specifically what kind of technology?
I don't know if Ceretis has unveiled his brilliant FTL system. Basically we have jump machines that distort space to travel distances. But the machine affects gravitational bodies around it, so you cannot spacejump inside a solar system, but only between systems.
Anyway, I'm thinking warfare would be based not on lasers but on guided missiles and bullets. You could have a red-hot bullet that sears right through an unprotected hull; it's cheaper than a missile and cannot be guarded against. A guided missile, meanwhile, would be more accurate, but it can be countered by chaff and flares.
As for planetary defenses, if we're playing a single Earth Federation, we could have an orbital chain of defensive satellites that neutralizes any threat to the planet.
Terrorists could try to hijack comets and asteroids and steer them towards the planet, like in Gundam 0079.
I don't know if Ceretis has unveiled his brilliant FTL system. Basically we have jump machines that distort space to travel distances. But the machine affects gravitational bodies around it, so you cannot spacejump inside a solar system, but only between systems.
Anyway, I'm thinking warfare would be based not on lasers but on guided missiles and bullets. You could have a red-hot bullet that sears right through an unprotected hull; it's cheaper than a missile and cannot be guarded against. A guided missile, meanwhile, would be more accurate, but it can be countered by chaff and flares.
As for planetary defenses, if we're playing a single Earth Federation, we could have an orbital chain of defensive satellites that neutralizes any threat to the planet.
Terrorists could try to hijack comets and asteroids and steer them towards the planet, like in Gundam 0079.